"Looking at a king's mouth, ' said an old man, 'one would think he never sucked at his mother's breast." ― Chinua Achebe From Chinua Achebe Novelist Added on 1/31/2026 About Chinua Achebe Chinua Achebe was a Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic best known for his 1958 novel Things Fall Apart. He is widely regarded as a foundational figure in modern African literature. Born: 1930-11-16 Died: 2013-03-21 View all quotes from Chinua Achebe